INADMISSIBILITY

Criminal Inadmissibility

• • Deemed Rehabilitation (more than 10 years have passed and only one offense that is non-serious criminality)
• • Criminal Rehabilitation (more than 5 years have passed)
• • TRP (temporary waiver to be granted along with a visitor visa, study permit, or work permit for if an individual that is not eligible for the other two)

Permanent resident – Criminal Inadmissibility: If you are permanent resident and you are charged with a criminal offense including serious criminality, such as DUI, your lawyer is able to make representation to the CBSA. Depending upon the case and your lawyer's representations, the CBSA may grant Administrative Stay. Normally, a permanent resident convicted of serious criminality loses the right to appeal to the IAD.

Sponsoring a Spouse with Criminal Inadmissibility: Your lawyer can help navigate the process and provide necessary documentation.

Misrepresentation

• • Responding to a Procedural Fairness Letter (prior to receiving a 5 year ban)
• • Filing a Judicial Review within 15 days (in Canada applicants) or 60 days (outside of Canada applicants) to challenge the 5-year ban after receiving one

Sponsoring a Spouse with Misrepresentation: Your lawyer can help address misrepresentation issues in sponsorship applications.

Medical Inadmissibility

After a PR application is submitted and medical exam performed: IRCC will issue a Procedural Fairness Letter (PFL) to which a strong response must be submitted to overcome the inadmissibility. Nothing can be done before receiving the PFL letter.

Medical Inadmissibility on TRV visitor visa or Super Visa: Re-apply again with the help of an immigration lawyer to address the issue, or apply for a TRP, depending on the circumstances.

Other Inadmissibility

Depending on the facts and nature of the inadmissibility some may be overcome, while others may not.